Pay & Conditions

The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more

Wednesday

12th Jan 2022

Revealed: Teachers who stay in the job earn more
Workload and a lack of flexible working may be ‘more significant factors’ than pay for teachers who quit, new research finds
Revealed: Teachers who stay in the job earn more

Friday

7th Jan 2022

Schools ‘teetering on the edge’ over Covid absence
More than a third of heads have over 10 per cent of staff off work this week, an NAHT survey shows
Absence, Scotland

Thursday

6th Jan 2022

Long Covid rising fastest in teaching and education staff
Education staff now have the second highest incidence of long Covid, above healthcare workers, new data shows
tired teacher

Wednesday

5th Jan 2022

Heads urged to let vulnerable staff work from home
Unions advise that clinically extremely vulnerable and pregnant teachers should not be expected to work in school
Omicron: Unions have said that clinically extremely vulnerable school staff and teachers should be able to work at home to reduce Covid risk

Friday

31st Dec 2021

The big issues set to dominate education in 2022
Sam Freedman looks ahead at the topics likely to dominate the agenda for 2022 that school leaders should have on their radar
The big issues set to dominate education in 2022

Tuesday

21st Dec 2021

One in six academy trusts paying top earners over £150k
New figures show 17 per cent of trusts awarded at least one staff member salary and pension package over £150,000 in 2019-20
More than one in six academy trusts pay salary and pension packages over £150k

Wednesday

8th Dec 2021

4 tips for teachers moving school at Christmas
If you’re making the move to a new job after Christmas, Oliver Parkes offers some tips for a smooth transition
Changing jobs: 4 tips for teachers moving school at Christmas
Strike over pensions ‘inevitable’ at 23 private schools
Indicative ballot for ‘sustained and discontinuous’ strike at Girls’ Day School Trust gets 93% support
glass jar with coins with pensions label on front
Covid: DfE ‘failed’ heads on wellbeing
School leaders described their experience over the past year as ‘stressful’, ‘challenging’ and ‘exhausting’
man with gloves and mask with head in his hands

Monday

6th Dec 2021

Crime ‘hotspot’ schools to get county line gang support
School leaders to spearhead scheme to prevent pupils from becoming involved in crime and becoming permanently excluded

Friday

3rd Dec 2021

The recruitment and CPD trends driving overseas hiring
A new report details the major recruitment trends affecting international schools’ and why CPD is an increasingly key part of retention strategies too
Global recruitment trends for international schools

Friday

26th Nov 2021

Teacher training applications drop to pre-Covid levels
Economist Jack Worth warns that education could be facing a ‘very difficult year’ if this trend continues